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Santa Cruz Sandhills Community

Santa Cruz Sandhills Community from directly overhead

Santa Cruz Sandhills Community is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Gray Field Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

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Getting there

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Coordinates37.03783, -122.04853
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Michael Gray Field Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hidden Glen Property Owners Association: 0.7 mi
  • Hidden Glen Stables (private): 0.7 mi
  • Hocus Pocus Park: 1.2 mi
  • Skypark: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Bear Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Hermon: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Alexander: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
  • La Corona: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • D: 0.7 mi
  • C: 0.7 mi
  • A1: 0.7 mi
  • B: 0.7 mi
  • A: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Paradise Park Masonic Club Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 2.7 mi
  • Stevenson Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Kresge Garden: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Cowell Lime Works Historic District Kilns: 2.6 mi
  • Limestone Kilns: 3.0 mi
  • Powder Magazine: 3.1 mi
  • Harvey West Historic Structure: 3.6 mi
  • Barrel Mill (site): 3.9 mi
Artworks
  • Crown Fountain: 2.6 mi
  • Sacrificial Goat: 2.8 mi
  • Redwood Boat: 2.8 mi
  • Kresge Totem Pole: 3.1 mi
  • Sesnon Art Gallery: 3.2 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 53
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 1.2 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 15
  • Redwood Springs: 1.0 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 2.4 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Upper Quarry: 2.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 2.8 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 4.2 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 4.5 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 5.9 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Santa Cruz Sandhills Community. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 66°1,154 m12.3 mi
Crystal PeakENE 66°1,097 m12.8 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 44°1,063 m11.8 mi
Mount ThayerNE 39°1,061 m11.2 mi
Mount ChualENE 65°1,046 m13.1 mi
Mount BielawskiN 349°985 m13.0 mi
Castle RockN 349°979 m13.4 mi
El SombrosoNE 38°917 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:5019:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/557176305

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